I think God appreciates that we appreciate his creation.
What more powerful form of study of mankind could there be than to read our own instruction book?
Prayer is, for me, not an opportunity to ask God to do stuff for me. Prayer is an opportunity to open myself, to try and understand his will, and oftentimes it’s a prayer of thanksgiving, and sometimes it’s a prayer of supplication, and sometimes it is just worship.
When does life begin? When does the soul enter? That’s a religious question. Science is not going to be able to help with that.
Faith is not the opposite of reason. Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.
Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those who believe in God, there are reasons now to be more in awe, not less.
I believe in the literal rising of the body of Christ. It’s the cornerstone of my Christian faith.
A virus is not just DNA; a virus is also packaged up, covered over with a series of proteins in a nice, elegant, well-compacted form.
What faith has not been used by demagogues as a club over somebody’s head?
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.
I’m aware there are certain products that are being advertised – food products – with ‘no chemicals whatsoever.’ Well, that would be pretty hard to arrange, since everything around us is made up of atoms and molecules – chemicals – including ourselves.
By investigating God’s majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.
All illnesses have some heredity contribution. It’s been said that genetics loads the gun and environment pulls the trigger.
Science’s tools will never prove or disprove God’s existence.
Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle – and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model that behavior for friends and family.
When I discover something about the human genome, I experience a sense of awe at the mystery of life, and say to myself, ‘Wow, only God knew before.’ It is a profoundly beautiful and moving sensation, which helps me appreciate God and makes science even more rewarding for me.
We are still working with an incomplete compass. The time is right to bring the full power of genomics to bear on the problem of cancer.
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I’m a physician scientist.
I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.
People who are in a position of finding out that they’re at risk for some illness, whether it’s breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information – even though it might be useful to them – because of fears that they’ll lose their health insurance or their job.